Infection Control in Home Care

Infection control in home care.

Although home care has expanded in scope and intensity in the United States in the past decade, infection surveillance, prevention, and control efforts have lagged behind. Valid and reliable definitions and methods for surveillance are needed. Prevention and control efforts are largely based upon acute-care practices, many of which may be unnecessary, impractical, and expensive in a home settin...

Resource allocation: the main problem in infection control in intensive care units of hospitals

Background and Purpose: Nosocomial infections, especially those occurring in intensive care units (ICUs), are one of the major health problems in every community. Nosocomial infections are associated with increased mortality rate and high treatment costs. Effective control of these infections essentially depends on the knowledge of healthcare providers regarding the detection and erad...

Infection control in intensive care.

The accumulation of a number of acutely ill patients within a relatively small area, such as we see in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), increases the potential for the development of infections, both endogenous and acquired. Infection has been a problem in ICUs for as long as these units have existed, especially in those undisciplined units where policies for antibiotic usage and infection contro...

Infection Prevention and Control at Home.

Bloodstream infection associated with needleless device use and the importance of infection-control practices in the home health care setting.

The influence of infection-control practices on bloodstream infection (BSI) risk was examined in a home health care setting in which three needleless devices were used consecutively. A case-control study and a retrospective cohort study were conducted. Risk factors for BSI included lower education level, younger age, having a central venous catheter (CVC) with multiple ports, or having a tunnel...